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NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission today said the Nandan Nilekani-led UIDAI project is better than the one being advocated by the Home Ministry for capturing data regarding residents and improving the delivery of the government schemes. "We have suggested that what Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is doing is actually better (than the proposal of issuing smart cards)," Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia told reporters on the sidelines of the North-East Business Summit.

NEW DELHI: The UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani today asserted that the authority set up for issuing national identity cards was working under the powers delegated by the Prime Minister. "My powers have been delegated by the Prime minister," Unique Identification Development Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nilekani said when asked whether the authority was on a collision course with the Planning Commission. "We are an attached office of the Planning Commission and by series of government orders, several authorities have been delegated to us," he said.

NEW DELHI: State-owned Bank of Baroda today signed an agreement with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to act as a registrar for the project. The bank will join the UIDAI, an ambitious plan to provide unique identification number to all residents of the country, in collecting biometric and demographic details of its customers as well as others. The details will be collected as per the UIDAI norms. "Through this MOU the bank will leverage the UID to deepen the reach and ease the process of financial inclusion," Bank of Baroda Executive Director N S Srinath said.

MUMBAI: Market regulator Sebi today said it will accept e-KYC (Know Your Client) service of UIDAI as a valid proof of identity and address for opening accounts with brokerage firms, mutual funds , portfolio managers and other capital market entities. 'Aadhaar', is a 12-digit individual identification number issued by UIDAI ( Unique Identification Authority of India ). "In consultation with UIDAI and the market participants, it has now been decided to accept e-KYC service launched by UIDAI also, as a valid process for KYC verification," the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)

BANGALORE: The Unique Identification Authority of India would soon appoint a consultant to help identify a company which would manage the proposed Unique Identification data centre, UIDAI Chairman Nandan M Nilekani said. "We will shortly be appointing a consultant to help us identify a company who will manage the data centre," he said at the BangaloreIT.Biz 2009 conference here today. According to UIDAI, the body aimed at implementing the ambitious programme aimed at giving a unique identity to each citizen, the database would be stored on a central server and enrolment of residents would be computerized.

NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Friday said it has not prescribed any dress code for Aadhaar number enrolment. "Some reports have appeared in the media about residents being asked to adhere to a dress code when enrolling for Aadhaar. UIDAI would like to clarify that it has not prescribed any dress code for residents who wish to enrol for an Aadhaar number," a statement said. It further stated that the only criterion is the face of the resident should be clearly visible while being photographed during the enrolment process.

NEW DELHI: The government today said the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has suggested formation of a working group with participation of market regulator SEBI to work out modalities for recognising 'Aadhaar' for Know Your Client purposes in securities market. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said that SEBI has constituted an internal working group with members of various departments to examine the proposal and formulate views.

NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is looking into a complaint of misuse of personal data while issuing unique 'Aadhaar' numbers to individuals, its first case of breach of privacy. "The contact centre of UIDAI is handling the grievances and complaints of all stakeholders. They have not received any specific complaint related to privacy concerns while collecting individual data. However, a complaint regarding misuse of address proof was received," the authority said in reply to an RTI query.

NEW DELHI: Mid-sized software service provider MindTree outbid larger rivals Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), TCS , Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra , Mahindra Satyam were considered by the authority. While Accenture and MindTree emerged as number two and number three. Finally,

KOLKATA: Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), which is the umbrella organisation for some 39-odd NBFC-turned microfinance players, has made a pitch before the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to become one of its registrars. Interestingly, MFIN has direct access to a collective base of 25 million borrowers along with their family members. If the network gets the mandate from UIDAI, they can enable over 100 million people to get the unique identification number, or UID, on fast-track.